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"washington post." susan rice. >> i didn't want to see a process that was very prolonged, politicized, distracting and disruptive, because there are so many things we need to get done as a country. >> stephanie: imagine that putting the country first instead of your own personal power. >> hum. >> i have all my life been a public servant. i am not a political person at my foundation. as i have in academia and think tanks, i have tried to do the right thing. >> oh she thinks she is so smart, flabbergasting. [ laughter ] >> does she work in a tavern? >> stephanie: right. one option being discussed he could appoint her national security advisor. >> that's good. >> stephanie: the president said while i deeply regret the unreasonable attacks on her, she rises above that to put our national interests first. so which we say ♪ it ain't a man's world ♪ >> stephanie: i think it will be john kerry, but you were saying jacki, chuck hagel is the rumor for secretary of defense. >> you mean you steal my news even w
"washington post." susan rice. >> i didn't want to see a process that was very prolonged, politicized, distracting and disruptive, because there are so many things we need to get done as a country. >> stephanie: imagine that putting the country first instead of your own personal power. >> hum. >> i have all my life been a public servant. i am not a political person at my foundation. as i have in academia and think tanks, i have tried to do the right thing....
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(vo) first, news and analysis with a washington perspective from an emmy winning insider. >>you couldn't say it any more powerfully than that. >> current tv, on the roll. (vo)followed by humor and politics with a west coast edge. >>ah, thank you. >>it really is incredible. (vo)bill press and stephanie miller, current's morning news block. weekdays six to noon. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> john: welcome back to "the war room." i'm john fuglesang filling in for governor granholm. earlier this week, the revoltingly fake christians of the westboro baptist church announced they would be heading up to newtown to picket the
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that being said, our sexy liberal cause for the washington, d.c. show, the 19th is the brady center because again, i was looking at the numbers of how the degree to which they're outspent by the nra. and that's what usually drives the debate in washington, right? this is good news. the president -- [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] is actively supportive of the assault weapons ban. i was saying this yesterday, a lot of people are using the terms tipping point and i really hope so. actually, that should be a minimum. that should be a minimum. the assault weapons ban. you know. you've got to get to all of it, don't you? the gun show loophole, the magazines. anyway, all right. so i think at a bare minimum the assault weapons ban. even the "new york post," did you see that? >> up rupert murdoch's "new york post." >> stephanie: what's going on? there is a disconnect between murdoch and fox news. >> even though o'reilly said we may need to look at some sensible gun control. >> stephanie: maybe. >> hannity didn't think so but o'reilly did. >> stephanie: ye
that being said, our sexy liberal cause for the washington, d.c. show, the 19th is the brady center because again, i was looking at the numbers of how the degree to which they're outspent by the nra. and that's what usually drives the debate in washington, right? this is good news. the president -- [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] is actively supportive of the assault weapons ban. i was saying this yesterday, a lot of people are using the terms tipping point and i really hope so....
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it a got to be tense in washington, and i apologize in advance for your holidays being ruined probably. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> stephanie: she is awesome. >> she is awesome. >> stephanie: are we back on in l.a. yet? >> i believe so. >> stephanie: we had a technical glitch, so unfortunately the people in l.a. didn't get to hear my appearance on hannity, which has lead to a raft of entertaining email, a lot of death threats a lot of c words -- >> courageous? >> stephanie: yes, thank you. we don't like to hear it again, because apparently i make the left-wing hate speech on hannity every week. >> the liberal garbage that is has been broadcast over the radio airwaves -- >> the progressive movement is built on hate i think this makes it clear. >> let's go to stephanie miller. this is a narrative of the left to demonize conservatives and republicans. listen to this. ♪ everybody knows a turkey like sean hannity ♪ ♪ gets an audience that's white ♪ ♪ to train viewers who just don't know that what he says just isn't right ♪ >> she also says the black guy is still in the white h
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(vo) first, news and analysis with a washington perspective from an emmy winning insider. >>you couldn't say it any more powerfully than that. >> current tv, on the roll. (vo)followed by humor and politics with a west coast edge. >>ah, thank you. >>it really is incredible. (vo)bill press and stephanie miller, current's morning news block. weekdays six to noon. at cepacol we've heard people are going to extremes to relieve their sore throats. oh, okay, you don't need to do that. but i don't want any more of the usual lozenges and i want new cooling relief! ugh. how do you feel? now i'm cold. hmm. this is a better choice. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredient that stays with you long after the lozenge is gone. ahhh. not just a sensation sensational relief. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect
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sexy liberalpalooza in washington, d.c. the cause the brady senor -- the brady senator to prevent gun violence. we found raul grijalva of the great state of arizona. good morning congressman. >> good morning. >> stephanie: we were listening to the president yesterday talking about gun violence i have heard talks from a lot of legislatures thus far, and we talked to you after the tragic tucson shootings in your state. is it different this time? >> i really believe it is stephny is. it's a different sense, you know? you know, the -- the nra -- there is the example i use, they are not up in their hind quarters growling at everybody. they have been muted. we'll see what they state their press conference on friday. >> stephanie: right. >> but generally, i think they understand when you have almost 70% of the american people at the minimum saying ban assault weapons, ban her to magazine clips with 30 to 60 bullets, have background checks at gun shows so that 40% of the guns in america have no background checks whatsoever and thos
sexy liberalpalooza in washington, d.c. the cause the brady senor -- the brady senator to prevent gun violence. we found raul grijalva of the great state of arizona. good morning congressman. >> good morning. >> stephanie: we were listening to the president yesterday talking about gun violence i have heard talks from a lot of legislatures thus far, and we talked to you after the tragic tucson shootings in your state. is it different this time? >> i really believe it is stephny...
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the long-awaited washington, d.c. stephanie miller sexy liberal show at the warner theater january 19th. >> stephanie: wa hoo. thank you rocky mountain mike. let's go to dan in chapel hill. >> caller: good morning, stephanie and guys. i want today explain to john boehner that bush put us on like a black friday sale for the country, and now the sale is over, so we have to go back or we'll go out of business. little complaint i saw your pictures on facebook, and they are really sexy and i always thought of you as like a big sister, and now i have this creepy feeling. [ laughter ] >> caller: the hate letters you get are really lame. i think we should have a competition that we have the best hate her to you. >> stephanie: okay. >> caller: we have to have misspellings -- >> stephanie: no punctuation, no grammar, made up words like pigbitch. >> caller: exactly. >> stephanie: all right. thank you, honey. >> you must see stars and little birdies flying around your head. >> stephanie: yes. tim geithner. >> i can't promise that
the long-awaited washington, d.c. stephanie miller sexy liberal show at the warner theater january 19th. >> stephanie: wa hoo. thank you rocky mountain mike. let's go to dan in chapel hill. >> caller: good morning, stephanie and guys. i want today explain to john boehner that bush put us on like a black friday sale for the country, and now the sale is over, so we have to go back or we'll go out of business. little complaint i saw your pictures on facebook, and they are really sexy...
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they'll perform live at the warner theater in washington, d.c. tickets are available at ticketmaster.com. and if you want to skip the fees stop by the warner theater box office. the t-baggers lost in november. so stephanie is going to do her thing before the inaugural ball. >> that means two things. >> for more information go to sexyliberal.com. [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you very much. okay. ellie is sasalito is coming. steph, i'm starting to realize i'm clearly a steph-aholic. i have already been to two of your shows, as you remember the first time in san francisco last year, and then again this year when i met by pen pal julie. yeah. then i heard that chris, aisha, and best of all jim ward were going to be there as well and with an uncontrollable tick i ordered up six tickets. you are like catnip to a cat. we're all looking forward to it. get ready for a good groping. also sorry about not getting back to you about the experience of preparing your mom's sauerkraut. very popular hit. [ applause ] >> stephanie: there you go. >> and you know
they'll perform live at the warner theater in washington, d.c. tickets are available at ticketmaster.com. and if you want to skip the fees stop by the warner theater box office. the t-baggers lost in november. so stephanie is going to do her thing before the inaugural ball. >> that means two things. >> for more information go to sexyliberal.com. [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you very much. okay. ellie is sasalito is coming. steph, i'm starting to realize i'm clearly a...
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probably your last chance to get meet and grope tickets for the sexy liberal in washington, d.c. inauguration weekend. did you have a thought on the royal seed? >> i was thinking of the play i did -- the musical where i played elvis the father of the royal twins. kids. >> stephanie: in a stroke of -- best show business luck timing, what happened? >> yeah, well, the show was about to go on tour except that that night the real princess diana died. [ wah wah ] the understudy who played diana was in the tunnel two hours before the real diana. >> spooky. >> stephanie: that sucks all of the comedy out of the room right there. all right. speaking of comedy, damian in johnstown, pennsylvania, he was in new york city. he made the cookies and freedom bitches t-shirt. aisha tyler. >> goes well with the boogity boogity cheese. >> stephanie: one thing i love i can laugh. my office, not so much. a little while ago chris made his electric boogaloo joke and i laughed outloud which earned me strange looks from my office mates. thanks for making me that guy. eat it. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪
probably your last chance to get meet and grope tickets for the sexy liberal in washington, d.c. inauguration weekend. did you have a thought on the royal seed? >> i was thinking of the play i did -- the musical where i played elvis the father of the royal twins. kids. >> stephanie: in a stroke of -- best show business luck timing, what happened? >> yeah, well, the show was about to go on tour except that that night the real princess diana died. [ wah wah ] the understudy who...
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and of course in washington, d.c. with january 19th which john fugelsang tickets going incredibly fast. >> incredibly fast especially because now we're going to have to do 400 shows in michigan this year. some see it it could be the last chance to see aisha and hal -- >> stephanie: and chris and jim and jacki are opening the show for us. >> they are. and we're going to share one hotel room. >> we're going to share a mystery machine from scoopby do. >> stephanie: and a huge celebrity on the panel as well. >> joy behar is putting on comics for benefits. listen to this line up, stephanie and chris and jim -- >> stephanie: what? >> monday night at the 92nd street y current will be filming it and it will be joy behar, colin quinn, daryle hammond, susie essman wendy williams judy gold rosy perez, andy barrowitz and me! [ bell chimes ] >> wow! that is very cool. >> stephanie: speaking of our right-wing friends and -- >> wheel of right-wing hypocrites! >> stephanie: newsletter blasts obama for having nbc host despite her visi
and of course in washington, d.c. with january 19th which john fugelsang tickets going incredibly fast. >> incredibly fast especially because now we're going to have to do 400 shows in michigan this year. some see it it could be the last chance to see aisha and hal -- >> stephanie: and chris and jim and jacki are opening the show for us. >> they are. and we're going to share one hotel room. >> we're going to share a mystery machine from scoopby do. >> stephanie:...
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god bless you. >> the long-awaited washington, d.c. "the stephanie miller show" sexy liberal show at the warner theatre january 19th. yahoo. >> are vegetarians allowed to drink? >> they enjoy it. >> it will be a meet and grope minus the meat. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: someone sent me -- julie sent me an early christmas gift. future wife stack. and someone that makes me feel about my drinking solution. >> okay. >> stephanie: wow. jana lawrence, please and thank you. a woman watching college football at two different restaurants in dacular -- dac eula georgia. she got so intoxicated she allegedly screamed profanities exposed her breasts to other customers and rubbed the genitals of one woman and licked her face. >> wow nice. >> stephanie: well, not when you see the picture. she was eventually kicked out of that place and moved over to friends sports bar where apparently everyone knows her name. she's liquid them at one time or another. friends is a sports bar next door where she allegedly continued her antics. the ma
god bless you. >> the long-awaited washington, d.c. "the stephanie miller show" sexy liberal show at the warner theatre january 19th. yahoo. >> are vegetarians allowed to drink? >> they enjoy it. >> it will be a meet and grope minus the meat. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: someone sent me -- julie sent me an early christmas gift. future wife stack. and someone that makes me feel about my drinking solution. >> okay. >>...
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the long-awaited washington, d.c. stephanie miller sexy liberal show. [ applause ] >> stephanie: oh my god. my guests are going to [ censor bleep ] their pants when they see the two guests i have on panel. >> i think we just dropped a hint. >> stephanie: that's enough hints. [ ♪ patriotic music ♪ ] >> stephanie: okay. bill in arlington, virginia writes steph, i have in the past occasionally voted for republicans and would do so again if i could find one who was even remotely and honest. today's version of conservatives must have barry goldwater and your dad shaking their deads. i got to meet barry goldwater on several occasions. he would not be welcome in the gop of today, for one thing he was his own man. i seldom agreed with him, but i came to respect him. the republican party has become the party of snake oil and motor oil. >> hey! >> stephanie: it's a pity because we really need two parties to run washington. [ applause ] >> stephanie: this one is -- well not really a love better kind of a perv letter. >> oh.
the long-awaited washington, d.c. stephanie miller sexy liberal show. [ applause ] >> stephanie: oh my god. my guests are going to [ censor bleep ] their pants when they see the two guests i have on panel. >> i think we just dropped a hint. >> stephanie: that's enough hints. [ ♪ patriotic music ♪ ] >> stephanie: okay. bill in arlington, virginia writes steph, i have in the past occasionally voted for republicans and would do so again if i could find one who was even...
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. >> washington didn't want a standing army. he wanted a well-regulated military. we have the army, the marines the coast guard, the national guard, the air force -- >> stephanie: as a hollywood liberal, i live by the first amendment, i hate the violent video games. i'm not saying you can shut them down. i don't go to violent movies. i think it is all part of it. if we can't have a discussion that involves talking about violent video games that talks about assault weapons and mental health and the cutbacks in it then we're never going to solve it. >> do we know that adam lanza was into violent video games. >> stephanie: i'm not talking about this specific case, chris. why do you think this didn't happen when we were growing up? this didn't happen, right? there is something going on. i would not have had the first idea, a, where to get a gun when i was growing up in the '70s. >> there were violent movies in the '70s. you know. >> stephanie: all i'm saying -- >> the godfather, scar face. >> stephanie: i'm not talking about movies. i've heard people that are more expe
. >> washington didn't want a standing army. he wanted a well-regulated military. we have the army, the marines the coast guard, the national guard, the air force -- >> stephanie: as a hollywood liberal, i live by the first amendment, i hate the violent video games. i'm not saying you can shut them down. i don't go to violent movies. i think it is all part of it. if we can't have a discussion that involves talking about violent video games that talks about assault weapons and mental...
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hal sparks, anything else to plug besides sexy liberal washington, d.c.? >> i will be back next weekend. it starts back again. i was on sirius for six weeks in our special run election coverage stuff. but the show will begin again. we'll have our regular chat and all of that kind of stuff this saturday. >> stephanie: tickets going fast for sexy liberal d.c. we'll see you tomorrow on "the stephanie miller s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
hal sparks, anything else to plug besides sexy liberal washington, d.c.? >> i will be back next weekend. it starts back again. i was on sirius for six weeks in our special run election coverage stuff. but the show will begin again. we'll have our regular chat and all of that kind of stuff this saturday. >> stephanie: tickets going fast for sexy liberal d.c. we'll see you tomorrow on "the stephanie miller s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
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it will find no traction in washington. p.j. crowley thanks as always for your wisdom and insight. >> my pleasure eliot. >> eliot: my view on the year that was coming up next. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin the saying easy as pie? i get it now. just unroll it fill, top, bake, and present. that must have taken you forever! it was really tough. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. let the making begin lil' thought i would make a few end of year pronouncements. there are a couple of lessons worth retaining. first we saw the end of the electoral power of the national level of the republican party's theologically rigid right wing agenda. romney's embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid base of his party in the primary season doomed him from the shrill immigration rhetoric to the harshly insensitive theory that no additional sacrifice or contribution should be sought from those at the top. even as he tried to move away f
it will find no traction in washington. p.j. crowley thanks as always for your wisdom and insight. >> my pleasure eliot. >> eliot: my view on the year that was coming up next. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin the saying easy as pie? i get it now. just unroll it fill, top, bake, and present. that must have taken you forever! it was really tough. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. let the...
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it will find no traction in washington. p.j. crowley thanks as always for your wisdom and insight lil' thought i would make a few end of pronouncements. there are a couple of lessons worth retaining. first we saw the end of the electoral power of the national level of the republican party's theologically rigid right wing agenda. romney's embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid base of his party in the primary season doomed him from the shrill immigration rhetoric to the harshly insensitive theory that no additional sacrifice or contribution should be sought from those at the top. even as he tried to move away from the sharpest edges of this primary rhetoric, the damage was done. and the public said we do not see this as a principled way to governor. his defeat was not simply the arithmetic of voting blocks. it was the larger statement we all did build this. the sense of community in our politics and society reasserted itself against the hard individualism of the republican right. hence the near certainty that
it will find no traction in washington. p.j. crowley thanks as always for your wisdom and insight lil' thought i would make a few end of pronouncements. there are a couple of lessons worth retaining. first we saw the end of the electoral power of the national level of the republican party's theologically rigid right wing agenda. romney's embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid base of his party in the primary season doomed him from the shrill immigration rhetoric to the...
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we're coming to you live from washington, d.c. hope you're off to a good start wherever you happen to be in this great land of ours. obviously i'm not. and it is great to see you. invite you to join the conversation any time by giving us a call at 1-866-55-press. or sending us a little tweet message on twitter at bpshow. we're following you at bpshow. and on facebook. facebook.com/billpressshow here in our nation's capital. there is word that after president obama and speaker boehner met yesterday at the white house in the oval office for some 45 minutes there is word that they're getting closer to a deal. i was out for dinner last night when i got a quick text from the white house saying president obama had agreed to up the limit on the tax cut from $250,000 to $400,000 meaning that under that plan every american taxpayer would have a lower tax rate, a tax cut on the first $400,000 of his or her income which is way way, way more than enough for 99% of americans. so maybe we're getting closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff and yest
we're coming to you live from washington, d.c. hope you're off to a good start wherever you happen to be in this great land of ours. obviously i'm not. and it is great to see you. invite you to join the conversation any time by giving us a call at 1-866-55-press. or sending us a little tweet message on twitter at bpshow. we're following you at bpshow. and on facebook. facebook.com/billpressshow here in our nation's capital. there is word that after president obama and speaker boehner met...
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and lot to talk about because finally we see some action here in washington, d.c. i was there yesterday in the white house briefing room when president obama announces a task force on guns. he put vice president joe biden in charge. he gave them only one month to come up with a set of recommendations that he would then push through congress. and then he opened up the floor to questions and all the white house press corps wanted to talk about was the fiscal cliff. come on! it just shows how out of it they are. they can't get outside the beltway. they don't know what the american people really care about! all right. we'll get into that and a whole lot more here. but first, before we get to your calls, we'll take time out to get the latest, today current news update from lisa ferguson joining us from los angeles. good morning, lisa. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. that task force is wasting no time getting to work, as bill mentioned, that's the task force president obama commissioned in the wake of the newtown tragedy. vice president joe biden will hold his first
and lot to talk about because finally we see some action here in washington, d.c. i was there yesterday in the white house briefing room when president obama announces a task force on guns. he put vice president joe biden in charge. he gave them only one month to come up with a set of recommendations that he would then push through congress. and then he opened up the floor to questions and all the white house press corps wanted to talk about was the fiscal cliff. come on! it just shows how out...
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like dealing with a line-up for the washington nationals. you've got a string of great players, just trying to figure out the right batting order. kerry could be secretary of state. hagel could become secretary of defense. you could see jack lew the current chief staff move over to the secretary of treasury. tom donelan move over to be chief of staff and then there's the natural opening for susan rice. she becomes national security advisor, close to the president. back in the washington mix and in a position to still help the president execute his policies. >> eliot: joe, i was with you on everything you said except the baseball metaphor. we in new york forget you have a baseball team in washington. a moment transitory time to have a team that can play above .500. did john mccain know about this before it was announced publicly? did white house call him and say okay john, you win this one but we want something back. we're going to give this to you. be gracious but here's what we expect in terms of a, b or c? what do you think? >> i have no i
like dealing with a line-up for the washington nationals. you've got a string of great players, just trying to figure out the right batting order. kerry could be secretary of state. hagel could become secretary of defense. you could see jack lew the current chief staff move over to the secretary of treasury. tom donelan move over to be chief of staff and then there's the natural opening for susan rice. she becomes national security advisor, close to the president. back in the washington mix and...
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fun facts from his washington times column. he said raising taxes on wealthiest americans proved washington was a financial insane asylum. we need a wholesale top to bottom assessment of the federal government and slash and burn all departments agencies and offices that are not constitutionally required. this should be fundamental before any deals with cut. the three sacred entitlement cows in the room that no politician wants to -- medicare and medicaid, a blinding statement of the obvious if we're ever going to get our financial house in order. they're not only poked but slaughtered. >> he doesn't know how it works. >> stephanie: they should spread the pain around and raise taxes on people who don't make enough income to pay income tax. >> that's where the money is. the poor people. >> let's spend the right to vote of any american on welfare. once they get off welfare they get their right to vote restored. >> in our financial house are we married to our cousin? just want to know if we can be married to an underage girl. are w
fun facts from his washington times column. he said raising taxes on wealthiest americans proved washington was a financial insane asylum. we need a wholesale top to bottom assessment of the federal government and slash and burn all departments agencies and offices that are not constitutionally required. this should be fundamental before any deals with cut. the three sacred entitlement cows in the room that no politician wants to -- medicare and medicaid, a blinding statement of the obvious if...
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i have friends in washington. we have friends in washington who are actually leaving town and renting their house. they are getting mucho because. >> i am sure. i am sure. >> bill: thought about doing that. >> get out of town for inauguration. >> they could walk to the inauguration. >> we could rent out the studio. >> bill: all right. yes indeed good news. we talked every day this week since the tragedy of sandy hook elementary school last friday, talking every day this week about the need to do something about gun control. and not just after sandy hook but sandy hook seems to be the tipping point after so many of the other mass cars because you saw these 6-year-old kids, angels taken away. let's talk about that. yesterday, expressing a little frustration over president obama not being very specific, yesterday, later in the day, we got some good news on several fronts in this effort to respond to the gun violence in this country in an intelligent and across-the across-the-board way. let me tell you about a couple
i have friends in washington. we have friends in washington who are actually leaving town and renting their house. they are getting mucho because. >> i am sure. i am sure. >> bill: thought about doing that. >> get out of town for inauguration. >> they could walk to the inauguration. >> we could rent out the studio. >> bill: all right. yes indeed good news. we talked every day this week since the tragedy of sandy hook elementary school last friday, talking...
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paul calling from out in seattle, washington. what do you say? >> hey bill, listen, i was born and raised in detroit michigan. i'm proud alumnus of michigan state university. i have family back there. but i gotta tell you i'm unsympathetic and let me tell you why. the attitude of people back there, even democrats is that anybody who's got two more nickels to run together than i do their attitude is take his nickels away! don't give me some more. it is take somebody else's away. they knew what they were voting for. the whole legislature the governor everything is all right wing. they've been doing this for 20 years since they got john engler in there. that's when i left. the people of michigan are going to have to pull their heads out of their rears and start waking up to what -- the thing that really makes me angry is not so much what's going to happen to them but how it hurts labor around the country! >> bill: sure. and you know other states, paul, there will be other governors who will say hey they got away with it in michigan. let's do it here
paul calling from out in seattle, washington. what do you say? >> hey bill, listen, i was born and raised in detroit michigan. i'm proud alumnus of michigan state university. i have family back there. but i gotta tell you i'm unsympathetic and let me tell you why. the attitude of people back there, even democrats is that anybody who's got two more nickels to run together than i do their attitude is take his nickels away! don't give me some more. it is take somebody else's away. they knew...
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it's interesting washington now officially the most liberal state. way to go, evergreen. >> white resumes black resumes. white sounding names black sounding names what are the results? the person who did that experiment is on the show. we've got elbows. it is in fact go time. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> cenk: now the president has been selling his idea for the grand bargain and tax increases for the rich in the country. in fact, he went on twitter to talk about it. apparently this is the first time on twitter. they put out a little video from the white house about him doing it. here, watch. ♪ >> there we go. my tweet has been posted. that's what i'm talking about. >> cenk: sometimes i forget that he's older than me. come on, dude. that was your first tweet? he's the president of the united states i guess he doesn't have time for tweeter. the campaign has worked. now, the american people were already on his side on this issue based on the polling, but the last poll confirms that. 65% of americans saying let us tax people making over $250,000 a little bit m
it's interesting washington now officially the most liberal state. way to go, evergreen. >> white resumes black resumes. white sounding names black sounding names what are the results? the person who did that experiment is on the show. we've got elbows. it is in fact go time. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> cenk: now the president has been selling his idea for the grand bargain and tax increases for the rich in the country. in fact, he went on twitter to talk about it. apparently this is the...
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no, i had to look at seating charts for the washington, d.c. sexy liberal. go to meeting with built-in hd videoconferencing. i could see roland's mucous in a quality that was disturbing. and now you can even present from your ipad! >> whoa! >> stephanie: i'm just saying, easy to launch or join a meeting from anywhere. now you can be in charge even if you're at the airport on your ipad. you can start a meeting right from there. try go to meeting free for 30 days. visit gotomeeting.com and click on the try it free button and use the promo code stephanie. go to meeting. meeting is believing. 18 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." >> it's really weird but it's also the coolest thing i've ever heard in my whole life. >> announcer: it's "the stephanie miller show." that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. smiles make more smiles. when the chocolate is hershey's. life is
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for more on this story i'm joined by think progress senior investigative reporter josh israel from washington, d.c. josh, welcome to "the war room." >> thanks for having me, john. john fuglesang pleasure to have you. what do you think the nra will say tomorrow? will there be anything that we haven't heard before? >> well, i certainly couldn't say for sure they're not going to surprise us. but they have a very, very long history of not doing so. every time over the last couple of decades there's been a disaster like this, they've followed the same pattern. first they wait. they say nothing. and then they go right back on doing what they do. which is lobbying against any restrictions and actually actively fighting to get rid of the restrictions we have and to make access to guns easier. the sort of big hint we got was on nra news earlier this week, they called the assault weapons ban from the clinton administration. it failed experiment. so it doesn't really sound like they're ready to change their tune and embrace it two days later. >> john: a failed experiment i guess because the bush white h
for more on this story i'm joined by think progress senior investigative reporter josh israel from washington, d.c. josh, welcome to "the war room." >> thanks for having me, john. john fuglesang pleasure to have you. what do you think the nra will say tomorrow? will there be anything that we haven't heard before? >> well, i certainly couldn't say for sure they're not going to surprise us. but they have a very, very long history of not doing so. every time over the last...
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it does not get the job done in washington. what gets the job in washington is standing up loud and proud and look at what they're doing to us. if we don't do that, we will squander another opportunity to show the american people that democrats are doing what is right for the working class in this country, and republicans are standing in the way to protect the tax cuts-- >> and that's the democrat's job here. it's to look like they're being responsible adults and putting real solutions on the table. they're doing this. >> jennifer: fact, there was a "washington post" poll that was released today that shows 53% of americans believe republicans in congress would be to blame if an agreement is not reached by january 1st. 27% only, half say president obama would be to blame. using that to their advantage and being the responsible adults is not just stepping back, but pointing out what is obvious. >> we do have to solve the problem. whether republican or something else we do have to solve the problems. let's not step in and solve th
it does not get the job done in washington. what gets the job in washington is standing up loud and proud and look at what they're doing to us. if we don't do that, we will squander another opportunity to show the american people that democrats are doing what is right for the working class in this country, and republicans are standing in the way to protect the tax cuts-- >> and that's the democrat's job here. it's to look like they're being responsible adults and putting real solutions on...
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. >> is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months. publishing a report. that gets read and then pushed aside. >> the team will reportedly look at not only gun laws me and tall health policies. republicans have yet to sign on to measures by the house and senate democrats aimed to limit cliffs that hold ten bullets at one time, they are quietly having conversations about what role they should play. >> we need to look at what drives a crazy person to do these actions. make sure what we are enforcing the laws on the books? >> as he proposed bold steps and promised swift action. mr. obama faced with a tough question. why hasn't he acted before now? >> this is not the first issue of horrific gun violence of the four years. where have you been? >> citing the councilmember economic crisis, two wars and the fight to pass sweeping healthcare legislation the president responded. >> i don't think i have been on vacation. >> many feel the president's resolve at th
. >> is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months. publishing a report. that gets read and then pushed aside. >> the team will reportedly look at not only gun laws me and tall health policies. republicans have yet to sign on to measures by the house and senate democrats aimed to limit cliffs that hold ten bullets at one time, they are quietly having conversations about what role they should play. >> we...
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in assets in manufacturing than lawbyists in washington. and i think the smart people in capitalism get that. >> yeah. and to be clear, i was just saying they employ so many union employees it seemed to behoove us to talk about that as well. what happens next? >> well, there's one son chase, he's 35, and he is somewhere in the org chart. obviously they don't talk directly about succession. i think it will be survive the death of the two shareholders. this is not a small company, $115 billion in revenue. so they probably won't have to sell it off to pay death taxes but i think they have a very deep director bench directly beneath charles koch. >> and who would be involved there? >> their president, for example is non-family member. the heads of flint hills which is refining and georgia-pacific those are the two biggest companies. a lot of the other top members are family members. but i would bet that they are going to end up in control at some point. >> and most presumably they will continue the political influencing, or attempt to. daniel f
in assets in manufacturing than lawbyists in washington. and i think the smart people in capitalism get that. >> yeah. and to be clear, i was just saying they employ so many union employees it seemed to behoove us to talk about that as well. what happens next? >> well, there's one son chase, he's 35, and he is somewhere in the org chart. obviously they don't talk directly about succession. i think it will be survive the death of the two shareholders. this is not a small company,...
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george washington and thomas jefferson and james monroe and james madison grew hemp. interesting. those guys all grew hemp. of course, our last three presidents also used drugs. >> when i was inning grand i experimented with with marijuana a time or two and didn't like it and didn't inhale and never tried it again. >> cenk: i like clinton as a president but that was the most ridiculous lie i ever heard. then there was george w. bush. in a secret recording to a guy named doug weed, he said. >> of course he didn't mind putting those kids in jail for exactly what he tried. here's president obama. >> when i was a kid i -- i inhaled. frequently. that was the point. >> so it's all very funny of course when president obama jokes about it, but none the less all these people go to jail anyway for the same thing the last three done. jay carney says: >> cenk: our hypocrisy also remains unchanged. one guy fighting back is the executive director of harborside health center, one of the largest dispensaries in california. he's been a marijuana advocate for 20 years. it's great to have you with u
george washington and thomas jefferson and james monroe and james madison grew hemp. interesting. those guys all grew hemp. of course, our last three presidents also used drugs. >> when i was inning grand i experimented with with marijuana a time or two and didn't like it and didn't inhale and never tried it again. >> cenk: i like clinton as a president but that was the most ridiculous lie i ever heard. then there was george w. bush. in a secret recording to a guy named doug weed,...
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cyprian supports the football team here in washington. it is a heated rivalry. >> bill: even if your team loses, don't you think you would wear the gear? >> i have the hat. i am absolutely loyal. they played a solid game last night. right up until they didn't win. >> they almost won. >> spoken like a true fan. they played a great game until they lost. >> bill: here's what it sounded like on espn right at the end there. >> rejuvenated football in the nation's capital. redskins and giants split. it looks like they've won a game here at fedex field. and all they are is within a game of the division lead. >> bill: 17-16. >> i will say as a giants fan the redskins are a solid contender this year and they have a fabulous rookie quarterback. >> bill: rgiii. >> he's very good. >> bill: there we go. we've got the nats and redskins coming up. whoa suddenly, sports town. >> i wouldn't get too carried away with that. the last couple of games they looked very good. they also lost to the panthers this season and they had some very terrible games. if th
cyprian supports the football team here in washington. it is a heated rivalry. >> bill: even if your team loses, don't you think you would wear the gear? >> i have the hat. i am absolutely loyal. they played a solid game last night. right up until they didn't win. >> they almost won. >> spoken like a true fan. they played a great game until they lost. >> bill: here's what it sounded like on espn right at the end there. >> rejuvenated football in the nation's...
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. >>> in washington today a blistering report on security lapses in the u.s. consulate in libya. an attack there killed four americans. a handful of officials have already resigned. >> reporter: the state department's chief of security, eric boswell, deputy charlene lamb, and an official in the near east division all resigned. the report called security in benghazi grossly inadequate to deal with the attack. >> clearly the state department had not given benghazi the security, both physical and personnel resources, it needed. >> reporter: the investigation found that senior state department officials ignored requests from ambassador stevens for more guards and security upgrades at the compound. the report also says the state department did not have a clear picture of the security situation in benghazi and should have realized the compound was a target. it criticized libyan militia who were assigned to protect the post. they disappeared during the attack. other failings include an inadequate number of state department security agents and a lack of technical staff. security cameras
. >>> in washington today a blistering report on security lapses in the u.s. consulate in libya. an attack there killed four americans. a handful of officials have already resigned. >> reporter: the state department's chief of security, eric boswell, deputy charlene lamb, and an official in the near east division all resigned. the report called security in benghazi grossly inadequate to deal with the attack. >> clearly the state department had not given benghazi the...
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john, out in ferndale washington. >> that's in california? >> it's washington state. >> you got it. i am going to be mindful of the words you can't say on the radio >> bill: you can't either, john >> caller: callers, as well as yourself, let's go over the record quickly. shra they were afraid from glenn beck was going to do a program on her, threw her under the bus. acorn right under the bus. i wonder, has, you know, has -- did you ever see the front line special on pbs when barack obama was the harvard law review, they talked about how he caved into the conservatives at the harvard law review. i just wonder: does this man have any fight in him let me cylinder see graham and john mccain mall make crazy accusations. they would have ended up looking foolish. i voted for this man because i want him to fight these idiots. >> bill: iamen. i could add a couple of fights he didn't fight. somebody mentioned earlier the public option to the healthcare legislation. it would have taken some political capitol but i think it was worth fighting for because with these bullies, if you don't stand u
john, out in ferndale washington. >> that's in california? >> it's washington state. >> you got it. i am going to be mindful of the words you can't say on the radio >> bill: you can't either, john >> caller: callers, as well as yourself, let's go over the record quickly. shra they were afraid from glenn beck was going to do a program on her, threw her under the bus. acorn right under the bus. i wonder, has, you know, has -- did you ever see the front line special...
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the washington post explained. >> did you get that drastic slashing of social security benefits across the board tax increases that hit low earners the most. >> all right, michael shure is here. he's going to try to talk me off the ledge. >> when did you come up with your grand bargain grand larceny? brilliant. >> thank you. about a year ago when i realized what was happening. >> we have to be honest with one another. right now this is an a.p. report about somebody close to the negotiations who is reporting that this might be on the table. >> you believe it. don't pretend you don't believe it. >> cenk, this is what's being reported by a.p. secondhand. there is nothing in front of the congress or harry reid. >> cenk: get beyond that argument, because it's nonsense. >> it's not nonsense. >> they put it out to the a.p. >> they may put it out to rally the democrats against what the republicans are doing. [ laughter ] >> you can laugh, you can do your fake, false laugh at me right there if you want. the point is there is a tactic. the white house can leak something so as to get the people i
the washington post explained. >> did you get that drastic slashing of social security benefits across the board tax increases that hit low earners the most. >> all right, michael shure is here. he's going to try to talk me off the ledge. >> when did you come up with your grand bargain grand larceny? brilliant. >> thank you. about a year ago when i realized what was happening. >> we have to be honest with one another. right now this is an a.p. report about somebody...
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just two months after voters maine, maryland and washington state approved same sex marriage laws.. this is where the people of america are.. this is where the people of illinois are. citing the presidents stance, the white house said 'were the president still in the illinois state legislatuire, he would support this measure that would treat all illinois couples equally.' but conservative chicago democrat, represenative joe lyons, says the presidents view wont change his vote against the marriage bill... telling wgn by phone 'when he was in the state senate, president obama voted present on any controversial bill that came up.' that sentiment is echoed by other conservatives in the state, including the chicago catholic archdiocese and the thomas more society. the president is entitled to his opinion. he is only one voter. >>the bills author says the bill strikes a balance protecting churches from having to consecrate marriages it wishes not to... yet affords couples equal marriage rights under the law. the velocity of public opinion is changing so rapidly that i think were all surpr
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he's joining us from washington d.c. thanks for coming back inside "the war room." >> it is always my pleasure, governor. >> jennifer: always a pleasure to have you. so let me talk about this debt ceiling issue. because really, as we look at it really, the only leverage that republicans have on the fiscal cliff talks they proceed to be with the debt limit right? so today the treasury department ups the ante by endorsing republican senator mitch mcconnell's summer 2011 provision which, you know, he suggested and it effectively lets the president raise the debt limit himself. only has congress intervene if they don't like it. mcconnell, of course is now against it. do you think something like that could pass? >> maybe. it is only -- it is only december 5th and you know, that leaves 26 days and a lot of times, these kind of negotiations change very wildly in the last few days so it's possible. the fact that mcconnell did propose this just last year, even though he's against it now the fact that he was thiebd last year could
he's joining us from washington d.c. thanks for coming back inside "the war room." >> it is always my pleasure, governor. >> jennifer: always a pleasure to have you. so let me talk about this debt ceiling issue. because really, as we look at it really, the only leverage that republicans have on the fiscal cliff talks they proceed to be with the debt limit right? so today the treasury department ups the ante by endorsing republican senator mitch mcconnell's summer 2011...
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in colorado and washington state, pot is now officially legal. in washington state. so is marriage equality. and lots of trouble for the new president of egypt joe cirincione will be along to let us know what we can expect over there. with the muslim brotherhood not happy with their former colleague, president morsi. so we've got waterfront covered this morning and not only that, we will take your calls and give you a chance to sound off on what all of the issues mean to you and your family. 1-866-55-press. our toll free number. also you can follow us on twitter and we invite you to at bpshow on facebook. facebook.com/billpressshow. join the chat room. to have a continuing conversation about all of the issues of the day with your fellow listeners and viewers around the country. you go to current.com and click on the chat room and are you in to -- join the conversation about all of the issues that we're talking about on the air. good to see you today. we're here with team press as always. peter ogborn and dan henning. hello, guys. >> hey hey. >> good morning. happy th
in colorado and washington state, pot is now officially legal. in washington state. so is marriage equality. and lots of trouble for the new president of egypt joe cirincione will be along to let us know what we can expect over there. with the muslim brotherhood not happy with their former colleague, president morsi. so we've got waterfront covered this morning and not only that, we will take your calls and give you a chance to sound off on what all of the issues mean to you and your family....
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of workers and unions have declined unions themselves have had less political clout to do things in washington to get things done on behalf of average working people. so, for example as globalization and technological change has affected the structure of the work force there's been no loud, organized force in washington that has said essentially no! we've got to have job retraining. we've got to have better education. we've got to have profit sharing. we have to have productivity sharing. we've got to have arrangements that while not counteracting globalization, nevertheless counteract the effects of globalization and make sure the middle class is safe. without that union voice, the new class has become less and less secure. >> eliot: of course, as we all have learned over the past number of years, one of the critical elements of politics is the phrasing you use to describe an issue or problem saying these are right-to-work laws is a misnomer. first point you made this has nothing to do with the right to work. who can be off owessed to the right to work. this is about creating a freeloader pro
of workers and unions have declined unions themselves have had less political clout to do things in washington to get things done on behalf of average working people. so, for example as globalization and technological change has affected the structure of the work force there's been no loud, organized force in washington that has said essentially no! we've got to have job retraining. we've got to have better education. we've got to have profit sharing. we have to have productivity sharing. we've...
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we will tell you what's going on here in washington, d.c. around the country, around the globe and invite you to join the conversation at 866-55-press, on twitter, we are @bpshow and on facebook, facebook.com/billpressshow. lots to talk about this morning. the kennedy center helped here in kennedy honor last night at the kennedy center. at the whitehouse, president obama out playing golf with former president bill clinton, the second time they have played. i think this might have been a little payback for clinton's help during the presidential campaign. john boehner still the main obstacle to get anything done about fiscal cliff. we are calling on joining you to lead or get out the way. lead or resign. we will tell you again how to reach his office, how to call him, how to tweet him and get out of the way if you are going -- if you don't have the backbone to lead, if you don't have the backbone who will? >> lots to talk about. >> that's why we have asendsembled the entire team press here peter henning and dan. and back on the phones and as a
we will tell you what's going on here in washington, d.c. around the country, around the globe and invite you to join the conversation at 866-55-press, on twitter, we are @bpshow and on facebook, facebook.com/billpressshow. lots to talk about this morning. the kennedy center helped here in kennedy honor last night at the kennedy center. at the whitehouse, president obama out playing golf with former president bill clinton, the second time they have played. i think this might have been a little...
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washington, d.c., blazed with that idea. the american people in survey after survey, thinking a thoughtful approach to this ar the politicians. what do you think about the idea we should pay more attention to mental health in this country? >> are usually supported. one of the things that would be helpful agreeing with mental health is the stigmatizing it. there is so much shame surrounding a mental illness when the fact of the matter is a large portion of our society has diagnostic code. and most of those people are not violent, i just have to say. ny people go without any issue. lou: those with a serious mental disorder. >> even if they have a serious mental disorder, most of them are not violent. a fraction of people who will always be violent and we have to look at that and address that issue. but mostly people mentally ill are not violent, and it is really important not to confuse mental illness and violence and furthhr stigmatize a group that is already having a hard time acknowledging or scapegoating them. lou: this yo
washington, d.c., blazed with that idea. the american people in survey after survey, thinking a thoughtful approach to this ar the politicians. what do you think about the idea we should pay more attention to mental health in this country? >> are usually supported. one of the things that would be helpful agreeing with mental health is the stigmatizing it. there is so much shame surrounding a mental illness when the fact of the matter is a large portion of our society has diagnostic code....